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The Amusements Tax Act, 1922

( ACT NO. V OF 1922 )

[ 29th March, 1922 ]

1♣An Act to make an addition to the public revenue of Bangladesh and for that purpose to impose a tax on entertainments and other amusements and on certain forms of betting.
  Preamble
 
WHEREAS it is necessary to make an addition to the public revenue of Bangladesh and for the purpose to impose a tax on entertainments and other amusements and on certain forms of betting;
 
 
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
 
Short title, extent and commencement
1.(1) This Act may be called the 2[* * *] Amusements Tax Act, 1922.
 
 
(2) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.
 
 
(3) It shall come into force on the first day of April, 1922, in-
 
 
3[* * *]
 
 
(c) the Municipality of Dhaka.
 
 
(4) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, bring this Act or any portion thereof into force in such other areas in Bangladesh at such time as shall be specified in such notification.
  • 1
    Throughout this Act, except otherwise provided, the words "Bangladesh", "Government" and "Taka" were substituted, for the words "East Pakistan", "Provincial Government" and "rupees" or "Re" or "Rs." respectively by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
  • 2
    The word "Bengal" was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
  • 3
    Clauses (a) and (b) were omitted by the Schedule of the East Pakistan Repealing and Amending Ordinance, 1962 (Ordinance No. XIII of 1962)
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